Strong's Lexicon
G5608
G5608 — ὠνέομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5608 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὠνέομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from an apparently primary onos (a sum or price) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 158 |
| Transliteration: | oneomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | o-neh'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to purchase {synonymous with the earlier G4092} |
| KJV Renderings: | buy |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὠνέομαι, ὠνοῦμαι: 1 aorist ὠνησμην (which form, as well as ἐωνησαμην, belongs to later Greek, for which the earlier writings used ἐπριάμην; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 137ff; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 210ff; Veitch, under the word); Winers Grammar, § 12, 2; § 16, under the word); from Herodotus down; to buy: with a genitive of the price, Act 7:16.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὠνέομαι (buy)
Acts 7:16
- KJV: And were carried over into Sychem and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor of Sychem
- GK: και μετετέθησαν εις Συχέμ και ετέθησαν εν τω μνήματι ω ωνήσατο Αβραάμ τιμής αργυρίου παρά των υιών Εμμόρ του Συχέμ